child labour

The court also directed the police to check if there was any gang operating and gaining monetary benefits

Unfortunately, as a society, we have accepted these blatant violations of child rights

Developing a hard outer shell is essential if you are going to survive as a gora in Pakistan

They also lamented that a child labour survey has not been carried out since 1996

I was shocked to know about the horrific incident of violence against a child in Cadet College Larkana

District vigilance committees fail to keep check on child labour

He maintained more than 50 children were shifted to child protection centre

Penalties include jail term up to six months and maximum fine of Rs50,000

Directorate deals with domestic issues including child labour, honour killing, sexual abuse both public and private

The Climate Action Tracker, a leading body that monitors government actions on climate

Child labour is as big an issue now as it was a quarter century ago

Much of our charity goes to beggars on the streets, which in turn helps fund mafias to continue kidnapping children

Children account for 58% of all Pakistani-origin refugees, highest for the region

A step in the right legislative direction is the Punjab Prohibition of Child Labour at Brick Kilns Bill

The minister says 257,000 children aged from five to 13 years would complete their primary education

Teachers get show cause notices for leaving students unsupervised

The adolescents will be enrolled at vocational training institutes under the Literacy-cum Skills Training Programme

Employers asked to report on tasks assigned to children by Aug 12

The statement says that the Punjab Restriction on Employment of Children Ordinance was a positive move

The government of Punjab on July 14, has enacted an ordinance banning the employment of children

Legislation regulates employment of adolescents for work that is not hazardous by different means

Child workers undertake dangerous jobs in carpet industry, as bonded labour in brick kilns, and as metal workers

Second phase of child labour survey will be completed by August 15

Many children under 14 years of age work as porters at bazaars across City

Government to address, formulate policies to combat child labour

Minister says they will be provided free education, stipends

Artist Syed Muhammad Raza showcases his work at Canvas Gallery

Ministry of Human Rights DG says draft policy to be sent for approval.

Jharna Joshi was visiting relatives in Gujarat when she saw large number of children going to work at ceramics factory

Chief Minister visits Ramazan Bazaar, kiln, DHQ hospital in Kasur

International day to be observed on Sunday (today)

Mahaar said the government was committed to ending child labour at brick kilns

The minister said computerised CNICs had been issued to brick kilns workers before they were given Khidmat Cards

The rod had left red weals on the child’s back

Parliamentarians briefed over women working in informal economy

Type of work children can be involved in differs greatly & not all work done by them has been targeted for elimination

For the thousands of abandoned, homeless and orphaned Pakistani children, our legal system is particularly perilous

Had the people known what February 13, 2016 would bring with it, the day wouldn’t have passed without celebrations

The implementation of child protection legislation is going to be a challenge in itself

Distribution of the Khidmat Cards will begin on May 1

There are 5.7 million child workers in India aged between five and 17, out of 168 million globally

Civil society representatives, lawmakers discuss law to prevent child labour

Eradication of child labour should not be limited solely to brick kilns; it must encompass all kinds of child labour

The initiative was taken by the governments of Sweden and Denmark in Punjab and Balochistan with an amount of $180,000

Kiln owners say parents, not employers, are responsible for child labour

We have accustomed ourselves so much to the idea of child labour that to us, it seems like a norm

Bilal, 10, sells plastic baskets at a Sunday Bazaar

Petitoner Subay Khan contended that the government has turned a blind eye to the issue

Said the government’s contractors for the construction of several development projects in the city hired child workers

The nominees, recommended by the association, will be integrated at the tehsil and district levels